Henrietta Cassan1

#75, (1873 - 1954)
FatherEdward Sheffield Cassan2 (c 1833 - )
MotherAnn Smith2 (c 1834 - )
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Ancestors of Allan Lorne Bonnycastle (Dick's line)

Family

Charles Edward Bonnycastle (1871 - 1929)
Children

Life Events

BirthHenrietta Cassan was born on 25 Sep 1873 in Ontario.3
 
1881 Census In the 1881 census, she was recorded in Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario as "Heneryatta", age 7, Irish, born Ontario, Church of England, going to school, a daughter of Edward Cassan.2 
MarriageShe married Charles Edward Bonnycastle on 18 Oct 1893 in Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.
The register noted: Charles Edward Bonnycastle, bachelor of Township of Seymour and Henrietta Cassan of the same place, spinster. Witnesses were [his brother] Gerald C Bonnycastle & Letitia Cassan.1 
(Other) 1901 CensusHenryetta Bonycastel [sic] appeared on the 1901 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, in the household of her husband's parents. Her husband and two children were also there. Henrietta was 27 and born September 25 1873 in Ontario.3 
Photograph4
Charles Edward & Henrietta Bonnycastle
Helen, Geoffrey & Allan
1911 CensusCharles and Henrietta Bonnycastle appeared on the 1911 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, at Lot 5 Con 5, enumerated 16 Jun 1911. Charles was recorded as age 40, born Mar 1871 in Ontario, English Canadian, Anglican, Farmer. Henrietta was 37, born Sept 1873 in Ontario, Irish, Canadian, and Anglican. Their children Helen May, Charles G, Allan L, Frances M, and Doris S were with them, as well as Charles' mother Elizabeth and sisters Eleanor Elizabeth Wallace and Eva Rosalind Bonnycastle.5 
1921 CensusCharles and Henrietta Bonnycastle appeared on the 1921 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario. They owned their 12-room stone house. Charles was 50 and was a farmer working his own farm. Henrietta was 48. Their children were Allen (18, working the farm), Frances (15, student), and Doris (12, student). Also in the household were Charles' widowed mother Elizabeth (71), and his sister Eva (48, single). All were born in Ontario and their religion was Church of England.6 
(Mentioned) Passenger ListShe was mentioned on a Detroit border crossing card for Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle on 27 Oct 1947 as mother Henrietta C Bonnycastle of Norham Ontario, his nearest relative in Canada.7 
(Mentioned) ObituaryThey was mentioned in Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle's 1950 obituary as mother Mrs Henrietta Bonnycastle in Canada.8 
DeathHenrietta died on 10 Aug 1954.9
 
BurialShe was buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Ontario. "1873-1954."10 
Last Edited5 May 2014

Citations

  1. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Bonnycastle/Cassan marriage, 1893.
  2. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East, Seymour, page 15.
  3. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Northumberland E (95), Seymour (i-1), page 9, line 47.
  4. Jean and Sydney Cassan.
  5. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East (101), Seymour Township, subdist 25, page 10.
  6. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland, SD 42, Page 1.
  7. Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, images (www.ancestry.com).
  8. Obituary of Charles G Bonnycastle in unknown newspaper, undated.
  9. E-mails from Dick Bonnycastle to J Kolthammer.
  10. Index of monumental inscriptions in the County of Northumberland County, Ontario, computerized index at Cobourg library.
  11. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Helen May Bonnycastle baptism, 1896.
  12. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Helen May Bonnycastle, #026171-96.
  13. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Henry (Charles Geoffrey) Bonnycastle, #028227-98.
  14. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle baptism, 1898.
  15. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Allan Lorne Bonnycastle baptism, 1903.
  16. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Frances Marjorie Bonnycastle baptism, 1905.
  17. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Frances Marjorie Bonnycastle, # 032507-05.
  18. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Doris Sheffield Bonnycastle baptism, 1908.